[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14306]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NORTH KOREA AND THE DEMOCRATS

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, while America marked the anniversary of our 
independence, North Korea demonstrated the danger of oppressive 
regimes.
  International threats are often distressing, but the silver lining in 
there is that there is a galvanizing effect. Threats test our mettle 
and express not our weaknesses but our strengths as a Nation.
  And make no mistake about it, this Republican majority in the House 
stands strongly in defending our Nation while Democrats have waged a 
two-decade-long campaign to undermine our national defense 
capabilities.
  In May, just May, 117 Democrats voted to cut more than half the 
funding, $4.7 billion, from our missile defense program in the national 
defense authorization bill. In other words, the Democrats are applying 
their national defense strategy in Iraq to North Korea. It is called 
``ostrich'': you stick your head in the sand and ignore the threats.
  Well, at least there is consistency in their policy, Mr. Speaker. 
Maybe they will propose to cut and run from Alaska and Hawaii too 
because they could be attacked by North Korea with their missiles.

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